Portrait of Willem Kloos, print, printmaker: Willem Witsen, Amsterdam, printer (person): Dirk Harting, c. 1908 - c. 1909, 1944, printer (person), paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 180 mm x width 150 mm, Published as a frontispiece in Willem Kloos, Honderd verzen en Okeanos, Amsterdam 1909. The book was published by Willem Versluys in a brown leather binding with gilt lettering and decorations by Theo Nieuwenhuis. Witsen's portrait was a surprise for Kloos' fiftieth birthday., Person, Willem Kloos, portrait of a writer, A sepia-toned etching of a man's face and upper torso fills the frame, showing tousled dark hair, deep-set eyes with detailed irises, pronounced eyebrows, a furrowed forehead, and a long narrow nose; he has a mustache and a full beard with visible individual strokes, a slightly open mouth, and textured skin rendered with fine crosshatching; his clothing includes a collared shirt, a loosely knotted neckerchief, and a jacket with visible lapels and fab...
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Portrait of Willem Kloos, print, printmaker: Willem Witsen, Amsterdam, printer (person): Dirk Harting, c. 1908 - c. 1909, 1944, printer (person), paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 180 mm x width 150 mm, Published as a frontispiece in Willem Kloos, Honderd verzen en Okeanos, Amsterdam 1909. The book was published by Willem Versluys in a brown leather binding with gilt lettering and decorations by Theo Nieuwenhuis. Witsen's portrait was a surprise for Kloos' fiftieth birthday., Person, Willem Kloos, portrait of a writer, A sepia-toned etching of a man's face and upper torso fills the frame, showing tousled dark hair, deep-set eyes with detailed irises, pronounced eyebrows, a furrowed forehead, and a long narrow nose; he has a mustache and a full beard with visible individual strokes, a slightly open mouth, and textured skin rendered with fine crosshatching; his clothing includes a collared shirt, a loosely knotted neckerchief, and a jacket with visible lapels and fabric lines, all set against a subtly scratched background.

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Portrait Willem Kloos print printmaker Willem Witsen Amsterdam printer person Dirk Harting c 1908 - c 1909 1944 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 180 mm x width 150 mm Published frontispiece Honderd verzen en Okeanos Amsterdam 1909 book was published Willem Versluys brown leather binding gilt lettering decorations Theo Nieuwenhuis Witsen's portrait surprise Kloos fiftieth birthday Person writer sepia-toned etching man's face upper torso fills frame showing tousled dark hair deep-set eyes detailed irises pronounced eyebrows furrowed forehead long narrow nose mustache full beard visible individual strokes slightly open mouth textured skin rendered fine crosshatching clothing includes collared shirt loosely knotted neckerchief jacket visible lapels fabric lines set subtly scratched background

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